Effects of Funding Incentives on Special Education Enrollment - This report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research examines the effect of state funding systems and high-stakes testing on special education enrollment. From the 1991-92 to the 2000-01 school year, 33 states and the District of Columbia had funding systems that create financial incentives to place children in special education, according to this report. (Jay P. Greene, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, December 2002)...